Jerry Yang

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1-29-2010

Jerry Yang(Yang Xiangzhong), (born July 31, 1959, Weixian, Hebei province, China—died Feb. 5, 2009, Boston, Mass.) Chinese-born American reproductive biologist who was a pioneer in cloning research who in 1999 succeeded in producing the first cloned farm animal in the U.S.—a Holstein calf named Amy. He was able to show that cloned animals could have a normal life span and also helped to determine that meat and dairy products from cloned animals would be safe for human consumption. Yang, who received a Ph.D. (1990) from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., served on the faculty of the University of Connecticut at Storrs from ... (100 of 151 words)